Randy Merrill

Randy Merrill is an American mastering engineer. Merrill attended Jamestown Community College before graduating from State University of New York at Fredonia with a degree in Sound Recording Technology. He then became a mastering engineer at Masterdisk in 2008 before moving to Sterling Sound in 2013. At Sterling, Merrill worked alongside Tom Coyne winning four Grammys, including wins for Adele's 25, and Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk". Merrill's mastering work would go on to win Grammys independently for Beck's Colors, Ariana Grande's Sweetener, Lady Gaga's "Shallow", and Cage the Elephant's Social Cues. Merrill currently works out of Sterling Sound in Edgewater, New Jersey.

Filmography + Year Film Notes 2024 Challengers mastering credits for soundtrack

Awards and nominations Grammy Awards + Year Category Nominated work Result 2017 Record of the Year "Hello" Album of the Year 25 Purpose 2018 Album of the Year Melodrama 2019 Record of the Year "Shallow" Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Colors 2020 Record of the Year "7 Rings" Album of the Year Thank U, Next 2021 Album of the Year Folklore Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Hyperspace 2022 Record of the Year "Leave the Door Open" "Drivers License" Album of the Year Montero Sour Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Dawn 2023 Record of the Year "As It Was" "Easy on Me" Album of the Year Harry's House 30 Music of the Spheres Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Harry's House 2024 Record of the Year "Anti-Hero" "Vampire" "What Was I Made For?" Album of the Year Midnights Guts 2025 Record of the Year "Good Luck, Babe!" "Fortnight" Album of the Year The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess The Tortured Poets Department 2026 Record of the Year "The Subway" "Abracadabra" Album of the Year Mayhem

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